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Saturday, June 8, 2019

Beautiful Boy

John Lennon and son Sean.

Father's Day June 17.

John Lennon truly had a hard row to hoe and a long way to go before arriving at joy and contentment when his son Sean was born in 1975, on Lennon's own birthday, October 9. Five years later he included this song on his Double Fantasy album, which was released after his murder in 1980. Beautiful, poignant, profound stuff. Life (and death) is what happens while you're busy making other plans.

Beautiful Boy

Close your eyes

Have no fearThe monster's goneHe's on the run and your daddy's here [Chorus:]Beautiful, beautiful, beautifulBeautiful boyBeautiful, beautiful, beautifulBeautiful boy Before you go to sleepSay a little prayerEvery day in every wayIt's getting better and better [Chorus]Out on the ocean sailing awayI can hardly waitTo see you come of ageBut I guess we'll both just have to be patient'Cause it's a long way to goA hard row to hoeYes it's a long way to goBut in the meantime Before you cross the streetTake my handLife is what happens to youWhile you're busy making other plans [Chorus]Before you go to sleepSay a little prayerEvery day in every wayIt's getting better and better Beautiful, beautiful, beautifulBeautiful boyDarling, darling, darlingDarling Sean

About Me

Melanie Link Taylor is an educator and edu blogger in Southern California, credentialed in both General Education and Special Education.
Melanie teaches the Severely Handicapped at Silverado High School, Victorville, California. She is an Edutopia mentor-on-call, member of ISTE, and a Teach100 mentor.
She received her B.A. in English, and minor in Art, from Mount St. Mary's University in Los Angeles, and her M.A. in Special Education from Chapman University.
She also cultivates the Melanie Link Taylor Teaching Garden and Wildlife Habitat in Southern California.